Paris, Bachelier, 1840. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine with gilt lettering. A crack to fronthinge. A paperlabel pasted on upper part of spine. Stamps on title-page. XLVI,(2),660 pp. and 5 large folded engraved plates. Text clean and fine, some scattered brownspots to the plates.
"The investigations of the Count de Pambour on the theory of the steam engine were conductive to the progress of thermodynamics by pointing out the proper mode of applying mechanucal principles to the expansive action of an elastic fluid." (Rankine).
Order-nr.: 51852